page_title: Sam McGredy
section_title: Roses of Sam McGredy IV
hierarchical_section_title: Sam McGredy / Samuel McGredy IV / Roses of Sam McGredy IV
caption_attribution_description: English: Rosa 'New Zealand' in the Rosarium Wettsteinpark in Vienna. Identified by sign. Deutsch: Rosa 'New Zealand' im Rosarium Wettsteinpark in Wien. (New Zealand, Edelrose 1994)
context_page_description: Sam McGredy refers to four generations of Northern Irish rose hybridizers. Sam McGredy I founded the family nursery in 1880. Sam McGredy II focused the nursery on roses in 1895. Sam McGredy III took over in 1926, and was the first to name roses after family members. Sam McGredy IV moved operations to New Zealand in 1974 to escape IRA death threat during The Troubles, and focused on Floribundas, Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras, including 'Paddy Stephens', 'New Zealand', and 'Kathryn McGredy'; and the hand-painted roses such as 'Regensberg'.
context_section_description: In 1962 he introduced a rose named after the younger of his two sisters, 'Paddy McGredy', a rose-red rose that bloomed in bunches on long stems.  In that same time period, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Royal Patron of the Royal National Rose Society, gave McGredy IV permission to name a rose after her with the name 'Elizabeth of Glamis' – a great honor.  This rose was introduced in 1963, a light salmon floribunda.  McGredy IV's hand-painted rose series started in 1971, with the introduction of 'Picasso', a patterned red and white rose.
caption: 'New Zealand' 1989
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